This lesson contains: A starter to study a painting of the explosion of Vesuvius. Students can discuss and debate what is going on and look at the provenance as well. Slides with background information on about where Pompeii was and what it was like. The slides take students through the explosion and there are two videos about the eruption. One of them looks at the different threats posed by the explosion while the second looks at how people tried to survive. Students can then discuss this as a group. An activity to use a series of provided sources to uncover details about the explosion and complete the worksheet. Students are prompted with what source to study and have the questions there to complete on the cause, experiences of the explosion and the importance today. A series of slides which summarise how Pompeii is today and asking students to consider why it’s important Pompeii is open to the public and what we can potentially learn. A plenary to consider the importance of the event overall. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains A starter to recap the recent Wall Street Crash to set the scene for the lesson. This comes with information on the slides to go back over the effects of the Crash. A discussion task for students to argue about what President Hoover should do. The students will be surprised when they find out he chose to do nothing. A task for students to study a series of sources about what life was like. There are a combination of quotes, charts and images. Students document what each ‘pack’ of sources tells us about life in the depression. An optional task if time allows to read an article and answer some questions on a table (provided) to summarise the devastating effects of the Depression. A plenary to describe two features of the Depression. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentations 2 x Word Files 1 x Publisher File 1 x Publisher Info File

This lesson contains: A starter to consider questions about Prohibition. You can amend the questions for whatever you want to recap. A starter that asks about the link between Prohibition and organised crime. If you didn’t teach Prohibition, you can always give a quick intro and ask how it might lead to crime. A teacher-led intro to gangsters and their rise and methods. This is followed by a YouTube video and a gap fill which students complete to check their knowledge. A task for students to read the information about Al Capone and complete a timeline of his life. Students then study a set of sources to assess how much they show about his image. A final discussion about whether gangsters were just opportunistic businessmen or not. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter source activity to get the students to guess the message of the source (Hitler wanting to take more land). A YouTube video to show the story of Hitler’s steps to war. This is for information purposes and you don’t have to show the whole length if you don’t want to. It just helps visualise things and bring it more to reality for the students. An activity to study the information provided and complete a ‘road to war’ worksheet documenting all the steps from Rhineland, Anchluss, Czechoslovakia and Poland with the other events in between. A consolidation source task. The opportunity to discuss the biggest steps which caused the war, and a plenary to consider which countries were most to blame for WW2 starting. Was it Germany/Italy etc. or did the British inactivity contribute etc. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files 1 x Word File

This lesson contains: A starter to consider what assumptions we can make about a fictional person based on the criteria on the board. This gets students into the thinking of using evidence to make guesses. An image of the Tollund Man and gets students discussing what may have happened to him. Background about the story of the Tollund Man, followed by a YouTube video on bog bodies and the Tollund Man himself to give the background. A task for students to use the information booklet provided to note down the facts. This helps them seperate theory from fact. Once they have what they know as fact, they can then use the sources to add a bit of flavour to their notes. Students are then asked to consider their theory of what happened from an option of murder, religious sacrifice and execution. The students use the facts and the source evidence to come up with a theory about what happened and defend it with historical reasoning. This is good fun and they also get to use historical skills and PEE etc. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher File

This lesson contains: A starter that recalls the Wall Street Crash and the Depression. An introduction to Roosevelt and his election campaign to solve the Depression. This includes a quote about a New Deal. Students might consider ways he might help the economy recover. An activity to study a series of information sheets. Students can have these in groups or move around the room. They use the info to complete a worksheet with the different ‘alphabet agencies’ that were created by Roosevelt to solve the problem. Students record what each tried to achieve. A task to study information about the effects of the New Deal on different social groups in the USA. Students then weigh up whether all groups benefitted, or not and why. There is extended writing to be done on this, guided on the board. A plenary to match the alphabet agency to the job it did. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Powerpoint Files 1 x Publisher File 1 x Word File

This lesson contains: A fun game that takes around 35-40 mins to play - or the whole lesson if you want! Students get given the game worksheet and bid on certain shares. As the prices go up (each slide) the students make more money. They can take loans out and also save money in their banks. When the game ends (the market crashes), those that had shares will lose almost everything and those that used certain banks for savings will find their savings wiped out. Those who took out the loans will find that they have no money…and are in debt. This game serves to show the effects of the banking crisis and Wall Street Crash - and to your delight, some students get annoyed that they lost, illustrating it further. A series of on-board info about the crash, and a short video, and then a task to complete a short comprehension activity about the crash. A task to write the worst consequences of the crash using the prompts on the board. A plenary to write a newspaper title and opening paragraph that they would expect to see the next day after the crash. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher File

This lesson contains: A starter to discuss what students know about America and what comes to mind when they think about it. It’s a good intro to the topic as a whole as somethings they know about will come up in the course. A discussion about the American Dream and what they think it means, or offers. Students study a short excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. This is followed by two videos from YouTube which give different interpretations. Students then summarise, in their own words, what this is. An informative video full of footage from the 1920’s showing the boom years. Students note-take on a mind map of features of the booming 1920’s. An activity to study information on a handout about people’s experiences in the USA in the 1920’s and use it to complete a worksheet showing on one hand, on the other, those that lived, or didn’t live, the American Dream. A plenary for a judgement on the enquiry question. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Word File 1 x Publisher File

This lesson contains: A starter with a recall quiz table. A video which goes over the injuries soldiers faced on the front line. This can initiate discussion of the worst ones caused by the enemy or by conditions. A teacher-talk run through of the new injuries faced. Students use this to label their diagram about shrapnel, head wounds, new weapons and infection. A task to study the major injuries in more detail, including trench foot, trench fever, shell shock etc. Students complete questions as they work through. A chance to practice a source usefulness question based on gas attacks. Extra exam practice questions to push students further or can be used for homework. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to consider why it might be difficult to be healed in Medieval villages and towns. This leads on to the lesson nicely and students might find that a lot of provision was available…or not. A chance for students to be first taken through the causes of disease. This is recommended as teacher-led on the board as there are lots of visuals. The students make notes on the left-hand side of their worksheet covering Religious, Rational and Supernatural causes. Students take notes in the space given. An overview of the healing methods. There are some images on the board to illicit discussion and humour before students use a set of information cards to complete the right-side of their work sheet for the treatments. A plenary opportunity to determine how they would solve their own problems using the prompts on the board and to consider the enquiry question as to whether could actually get healed or not. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to make students consider atonement and how we try to make up for things. This leads nicely on to today’s discussion of pilgrimages. A series of on-board slides that go through the reasons that people went on pilgrimages. Students use the 4 characters on the worksheet to summarise, in their own words, the reasons people gave for going on them. A video then follows from YouTube to help visualise what the pilgrims may have seen when they finally got their destination. An activity to consider whether religion was always in people’s minds. Students study a series of sources and give examples where religion was at the heart of it, and perhaps when other things were on pilgrim’s minds, like adventure or meeting a companion. An overview of the importance of Jerusalem and why people might go that far on a pilgrimage. The on-board info has images and maps to help visualise. Students then complete an independent guided reading with questions on the worksheet about a typical journey to Jerusalem. Students observe what some of the positives and dangers of such a trip might have been. A plenary to consider whether pilgrimages were holy or holidays, answering the enquiry question. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter which builds on L1 about the boom. You can edit this to change it whatever you want. An engaging discussion with images of men pouring alcohol away. This gets the students thinking about the extreme reactions to Prohibition, and what Prohibition might mean. An activity to use an information sheet to complete the first part of their Cornell Notes on why Prohibition was brought into place. A task to complete their Cornell Notes either from the teacher explanation using the on-board information, or they can be printed and students can share the information in groups. This covers bootlegging, speakeasys, moonshine and other things that relate to the Prohibition era. A video and a slide that summarise why Prohibition failed. Students make a judgement about what was the greatest cause of Prohibition failing. Attachments: 1 Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to recap trench warfare. A background of the armistace and what it means and a YouTube video to show how the war ended. An exercise to study a series of cards, in groups, with information about the reasons why the war was lost by Germany. Students make notes about why each led to a loss in the war. A task to then complete a graph to decide the most important events and to colour code them by category. Students then put the categories into a pie chart to sort the reasons. A final task to connect the reasons, showing deeper analysis of the reasons. A plenary to discuss the ways we commemorate the War and whether we do enough. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to recap previous course knowledge and an introduction to the NHS to see what students know about it. An activity for students to note down, from the on-board images and info, reasons why there were problems accessing care at the turn of the century. A task to make notes on the reasons for the NHS being created, including the increase in democracy, the impact of WW2 and the roles of William Beveridge and Aneurin Bevan. A YouTube video covering what services the NHS offered and a gap fill exercise to consolidate its impact. A brief summary of the resistance to the NHS. A plenary that has a quote from Tony Blair for students to argue for or against, and a final opportunity to do a practice exam question. Either can be used, or both depending on requirements. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher File

This lesson contains: A starter to consider what ‘sins’ are committed today and what would be regarded as such. This leads on to the next activity. An overview of Medieval sin and the seven deadly sins. Students complete an activity shown on the board in which they match the seven sins to their meaning. This is fun and challenging. You can also enhance the debate about which would be considered sins today. A teacher-led walkthrough of some sins on the board using contemporary sources as a way of recapping the sins and checking their knowledge. A task to study a serious of information sheets, which can be posted around the room or used in groups, which contains how people tried to please God and gain access to heaven, from going through the priest, pilgrimages, paying etc. This is followed by a task to study 4 different characters and decide which method they would most likely be able to afford/use. A final plenary to create a list/poster/advert with advice for how to get to heaven. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Word Files

This lesson contains: A starter examining two different 1920’s classrooms. Students discuss the difference sand why, leading on the realisation of different treatment. A teacher-led walkthrough of segregation from the Civil War to the aftermath and Jim Crow Laws. Students discuss points on the board and watch a video clip of Dumbo (1930) and see the character Jim Crow and discuss its horrible stereotypes. A task to then watch a short clip on segregation and its effects, then a task to complete a gap fill which can be stuck in their books and helps recap the knowledge. The video also contains mention of the KKK. An activity to study a series of 6 sources and what we can learn about what life was like in the USA for black people at this time. There are different question criteria on the board for groups of sources. A plenary to consider a quote and argue for or against it based on the learning. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher File 1 x Word File

This lesson contains: A starter to recap who the main contenders for the throne were in 1066. An introduction to the battle including a decision discussion as to what Harold should do, stop William or stop Harald first. An animated slide showing the viking invasion and Harold meeting the threat. A YouTube video about Stamford Bridge with a follow up activity for students to use the information provided to answer the questions. The questions are on the board but can also be stuck in to help speed weaker students. A discussion of what to do after the battle now that William’s wind has changed and he can attack. Students discuss what might happen next. A final task to do a storyboard with the six most important events of the conflict so far. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Word Files

This lesson contains: A starter to consider what a castle means to the students. Two images are used to get a discussion going. An introduction to castle building and locations. The students debate which place they would build their castle and why. A background into William’s intention of building castles, where they were build and how. Students read about the Motte and Bailey and label their copy of the castle with the correct features. A task to determine the advantages and disadvantages of Motte and Bailey castles. An overview of where these castles were build and what the spread (on the map) shows about the danger areas. A plenary quiz to test student knowledge. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Word File

This lesson contains: An introduction to why Henry broke from Rome. There is a quote and the students will argue with it later. An activity to study lots of reasons why Henry broke from Rome. Students colour-code the reasons as love, religion, power, and money. A task to then find out the effect his break from Rome had. The students assess how far each outcome achieved Henry’s aims. A video from YouTube to help reinforce the lesson and go over the reasons. Students consolidate by assessing whether Henry did the right thing or not. A plenary to assess the most important reason. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher File

This lesson contains: A starter to consider the role of hierarchy in a school and comparing to society. A YouTube video that summarises the aftermath of Hastings and how William increased his control over the country. This is followed by a gap fill exercise which can be printed and filled in from the handouts provided. An overview of the Feudal System and its uses. Students write down the new hierarchy and then answer questions about the advantages for William by using the information provided. An introduction to the Domesday Book and the reasons behind it, including a short YouTube video and then information which students use to complete follow up questions about why and how the survey was carried out. A plenary to consider the method which may have had the biggest impact. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Word File 1 x Publisher File